Chief Minister's Vigilance Cell has detained seven people in Dhekiajuli of Sonitpur district in connection with an alleged scam involving the public distribution system (PDS) of rice.
In a major development, the Gauhati High Court on Tuesday gave clean chit to former Assam chief minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta in 'secret killings' (extra judicial killing) case.
Fresh erosion caused by the Brahmaputra was witnessed in Dibrugarh's Puja Ghat area on Tuesday amid the ongoing work being carried out by the water resources department to prevent the disaster.
In a major development in BJP leader Jonali Nath's death case, the Crime Investigation Department (CID) Assam on Monday said that the accused, Hasanur Islam, and the victim was in an illicit relationship for the past two years.
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday held a series of meetings in Imphal with his Manipur counterpart N. Biren Singh, party MLAs and organisations in an effort to tame the ethnic hostilities in the state.
